In the middle of the holiday season, the Centers for Disease Control has revealed more nine more cases of people sickened by the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. According to the CDC alert,...

A Seattle woman with a sinus infection tragically died after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba. The 69-year-old woman first developed a persistent sinus infection, which led doctors to prescribe her...

Though it resembles a coral, root system, or some other kind of growth, the above photo actually depicts a six-inch-wide blood clot in the near-perfect form of the right bronchial tree of a human lung,...

In a nearly 5,000-year-old tomb in Sweden, researchers have discovered the oldest-known strain of the notorious bacterium Yersinia pestis — the microbe responsible for humanity's perhaps most-feared contagion:...

Most parents are familiar with the signs that their child has the flu. Most often, the sick person has a fever. Aches, chills, fatigue. Maybe a sore throat or cough. But did you know flu is sneaky and...

For a glimpse into the state of your health and longevity, just head for some stairs. How people perform on an exercise test that requires them to move very briskly can predict their risk of premature...

HARRISBURG – The Wolf Administration will provide naloxone for free to any Pennsylvanian who wants it at nearly 80 locations across the state, primarily at state health centers and county/municipal health...

A new report by a commission empaneled by University College London and the Lancet medical journal offers a thorough — and often surprising — look at the medical and economic impacts of immigration. Twenty...

In an ancient grave in Sweden, scientists have unearthed the oldest known strain of a deadly bacteria that has killed millions of people over thousands of years. They call it Yersinia pestis. You may know...

Most parents are familiar with the signs that their child has the flu. Most often, the sick person has a fever. Aches, chills, fatigue. Maybe a sore throat or cough. But did you know flu is sneaky and...

Pennsylvania will embark next week on the nation's largest free distribution of an opioid overdose antidote, with pickup locations in the four-county region. Gov. Tom Wolf's administration announced 5,000...

A new report by a commission empaneled by University College London and the Lancet medical journal offers a thorough — and often surprising — look at the medical and economic impacts of immigration. Twenty...

A Seattle woman with a sinus infection tragically died after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba. The 69-year-old woman first developed a persistent sinus infection, which led doctors to prescribe her...

Eight more New Jersey residents have been sickened over the last few weeks after eating romaine lettuce tainted with E. coli, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. On Nov. 20, three...

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Local public schools are starting to see an uptick in flu cases as the Oregon Health Authority says seasonal influenza is increasing statewide. Flu season usually runs November through...

NEW YORK (AP) — More work by a prominent food researcher, including a study that took aim at the "Joy of Cooking," has been retracted because of problems with the data. The Annals of Internal Medicine...